01 Record
CVE-2004-1038
A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-11-16 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-11-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a3c7dfce342cbb5daa7bf1afc9600ffe9c366846a57bb417b25cb9c3c4551858
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- pacsec.jphttp://pacsec.jp/advisories.html
- www.securityfocus.com20080310 RE: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489330/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080305 RE: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489189/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080305 Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489163/100/0/threaded
- it.slashdot.orghttp://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/04/1258210
- marc.info20041026 pacsec.jp advisory: Firewire/IEEE 1394 Considered Harmful to Physical Securityhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109881362530790&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com20080308 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489295/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfirewire-ieee1394-interface-installed(18041)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18041
- md.hudora.dehttp://md.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com20080308 RE: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489296/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080307 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489269/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080309 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489322/100/0/threaded
- www.sec-consult.comhttp://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com20080306 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489212/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080305 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489175/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080306 RE: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489257/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080310 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489342/100/0/threaded
- storm.net.nzhttp://storm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdf
- storm.net.nzhttp://storm.net.nz/projects/16
- www.theage.com.auhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.html
- www.securityfocus.com20080309 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistahttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489335/100/0/threaded